The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-11-17
Two Pictures.

Two Pictures.
New Orleans Picayune.j i
Below we present two different
of the events that proceed
ed the seating of Gen. Francis T.
Nichols as Governor of Louisiana,
and those narratives are by the same
author.
Samuel D. McEnery, indulging in
the delightful enthusiasm of a politi-
cal jamboree, falling upon the neck
Of the colored brother in fond en-
brace, or sharing the potage out of
the same platter, and that gentleman
wading in blood and holding aloft
a bunch of negro scalps, present
quite a contrast:
TESTIMONY OF GOV. 8. D. MCENERY AS TO
HOW ouAcH1rA WAS CARRIED IN 1876.
The following testimony was given
by Samuel d. McEnery, now Cover
nor of Louisiana, before the Con-
gressional Committee, December ~,
1876, in regard to the election of that
year in Ouachita parish.
Speaking Of ameeting at Logtown,
Just before that election, Governor
McEnery testified as follows:
"Mr. Stubs made very earnest
appeal to the colored people there
that day to break this color line and
come with US, and be divided upon
something else than the mere color
line So did Capt. Farmer. He also
made the same appeal, accompanying
it with the usual arguments that we
have been making to the colored men
for some years past. just before the
conclusion of Capt. Farmers speech,
knowing the effect that music has
upon the colorcd people, I moved the
band right up to the stand. I in
structed Mr.. Cam, the president Of
the club. just as soon as Capt. Farm
er closed and the band commenced
playing, to get up and commence ar
exordium, begging the colored PEG
pie to come up and join us. He is {
very earnest, a very enthusiastic man
and as soon as Capt. Farmer closed
the band did play, Mr.. Cam did OK
hort, and I never in all my life saw
such enthusiasm among both white
and colored Is I saw that day. Itwa'
; generally compared by the people VIII.
heard it to camp meeting"
Q. By the Chairman-The music
; and the exhortstion went together
I A. eyes; he spoke at the SAM
time the band was playing. We ap
} pointed three men to take the names
and 70 joined-ncarly all of Ike Ran
dall's club. The enthusiasm amons
both races was extraordinary. White
men and colored men rushed togeth
er, shook hands, embraced each othe
and cried-white and black, old ant
young. We kept the band playing
until they could not play any longer
Theyoung men that played had thei
lips SO hlistered that they could no
play for us any more for several meet
ings, as they were not used to it"
], See Vol L Louisiana Election, 1876
Subcommittee, 44th Congress, Sec
ond Session, pages 395 and 500.
In the same volume, pages 396 ant
1877, Gov. McEnery testified as to .
barbecue, held at the line of Ouachi
ia and Caldwell, thus:
| "There was large colored clut
waiting for US to join in the process
sion. We marched to the barbecue
grounds. That meeting was adj
dressed by Richard Darlington and
Americas Watson, colored; by F.P
Stubbs, and, I think, Col. Bridger Of
Caldwell. There was an intermissior
for dinner, and it was the first time
l think, since the war, that I have
seen white and colored, all together
at the same table, eating indiscrimi.
nately. They did not make any
difference whatever. It was, for the
time being, altogether white and al.
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